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West Bengal’s growing burden of diabetes and associated metabolic disorders is creating a stronger need for early screening, preventive healthcare and long-term risk management, doctors said, citing data from the ICMR-INDIAB study. The study found diabetes prevalence at 13.7% in the state, while 23.5% of the population was classified as prediabetic. Hypertension affected 42.4% and high cholesterol 27%. The trend is also reflected in Kolkata, where a community-based study of 388 adults aged 18-49 years found metabolic syndrome in 44.6% of participants. Central obesity was recorded in 68.6%, while elevated fasting glucose, raised blood pressure and reduced HDL cholesterol affected…

Amazon has expanded its ultra-fast delivery service, Amazon Now, to 19 locations across West Bengal as part of a nationwide rollout covering more than 120 cities, doubling its footprint in just two weeks. The expansion includes Kolkata, Asansol, Durgapur, Murshidabad, Krishnanagar, Basirhat, Katwa, Chittaranjan, Habra, Bangaon, Domkal, Ranaghat, Jangipur, Bolpur, Kharagpur, Rampurhat, Burdwan, Midnapore and Nadia. The service offers tens of thousands of daily essentials, including groceries, fruits and vegetables, frozen food, personal care products, fashion, beauty items, small appliances and home and kitchen products. Orders are fulfilled through nearly 800 micro-fulfilment and urban fulfilmentcentres across the country. “We are…

V-Guard Industries Ltd has appointed Mithun K. Chittilappilly as Chairperson and Managing Director with effect from September 27, 2026, marking a new phase in the leadership of the consumer electrical and durables company. He succeeds RadhaUnni, whose second and final term as Chairperson and Independent Director has ended. Chittilappilly joined V-Guard as Executive Director in 2006 and became Managing Director in 2012. During his two-decade association, the company’s turnover increased nearly 24-fold from about Rs 229 crore in 2006 to Rs 5,966 crore in FY2026. Its workforce has also grown from around 575 employees to 11,350 as of August 2026.…

Tata Motors Limited, formerly TML Commercial Vehicles Limited, reported a 42.7% year-on-year increase in domestic and international commercial vehicle sales at 1,35,114 units in Q2 FY27, compared with 94,681 units in the corresponding quarter last year. Domestic commercial vehicle sales rose 30.9% to 1,13,982 units from 87,061 units, while international business surged 177.3% to 21,132 units from 7,620 units. In September alone, total commercial vehicle sales stood at 51,062 units, up 42.4% from 35,862 units a year earlier. HCV truck sales increased 40.3% to 33,756 units in Q2, while ILMCV volumes rose 24.4% to 20,949 units. Passenger carriers grew 35.2%…